Legal Education Roundup (May 15, 2020)
Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.
"If law schools can't offer in-person classes this fall, what will they do instead?," ABA Journal
"Is a 2-Week Summer Associate Program Even Worth It? Kirkland Isn't the Only Firm That Thinks So," The American Lawyer
"From Canceled to 'Business as Usual,' Law Firms Go Their Own Way on Summer Associate Programs," The American Lawyer
"Program Offers Law Students Virtual Internships With Georgia Judges," Daily Report
"Summer of Our Discontent: Big Law Associate Programs Get Major Overhaul," ALM
"Florida announces plans for July bar exam with masks and thermometers," ABA Journal
"California announces online bar exam, but how will it work?," ABA Journal
"Bar Exam Set for July, but Many States Still Delaying," Law.com
"If states want July bar exam, NCBE will have testing materials," ABA Journal
"July Bar Exam Update: Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Missouri," TaxProf Blog
"New York limits bar exam to in-state graduates because of coronavirus concerns," ABA Journal
"Law Deans at Top Schools Outside NY Balk at Bar Exam Access Plan," Law.com
"Deans Ask New York To Not Discriminate Against Graduates Of Out-Of-State Law Schools In Sitting For September Bar Exam, TaxProf Blog
"New York's Discrimination Against Graduates Of Out-Of-State Law Schools Is Unconstitutional," Above the Law
"54 More Deans Ask New York To Not Discriminate Against Graduates Of Out-Of-State Law Schools In Sitting For September Bar Exam," TaxProf Blog
"New York's Bar Exam Changes Are Misguided—Here's a New Proposal," Bloomberg Law
"Graduation in Your PJs? Law School Commencements Go Virtual," Law.com
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